(1684 - 1757)
James Norie is thought to have been born in Morayshire, north eastern Scotland. He founded a successful firm of landscape painters and decorators in Edinburgh. His son, James Norie junior, was also a painter and father and son were founder members of the School of St Luke in Edinburgh, the first artist’s academy in Scotland. Norie had another son called Robert, whose descendants continued to run the family firm until 1850, decorating numerous Edinburgh homes. James Norie died in Edinburgh at about the age of 73. Today his works can be found at the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum.
